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by pwaai 3071 days ago
then what the hell is this?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/the-zuma-satellite-l...

are you saying they conspired to announce a false failure to hide the spy satellite?

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You're welcome to push whatever conspiracy theory you like, but Occam's Razor is currently voting for the satellite failing to separate from the second stage.
it can be a failure without having been in any way spacex's fault. you can lead a horse to orbit but you can't make it drink - they were just the boost.

also, it can be a success while they allow people to believe it was a failure (there is a history of this, if you'd like to tune your tin-foil receiver to the proper channel)